The incident has sparked outrage, leading authorities to take swift action. The FIR has been registered under sections 429 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, and Section 11(1) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.
Hanamkonda Sub-Inspector Konga Shravan Kumar said that a case was registered against Vinay, a snake catcher of Brahmanwada for abusing the pet dog of Nataraj of the same locality under the Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960
